Garment-hanger



R. H. VABICLE.

GARMENT HANG-ER- APPLICATION FILED OCT- 25, I919.

Patented June 1, 1920.

UNITED STAT GARMENT-HANGER. I

Specification of Letters Patent.

' Patented June 1, 1920.

Application filed October 25, 1919. Serial No. 333,230.

To all whom it may concern 7 Be it known that I, ROGER H. VARIGLE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Los Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles, State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Garment- Hangers; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains, to make and use the same.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in hangers and particularly to hangers for suspending trousers, skirts, and the like garments.

One object of the present invention is to provide a novel and simple device of this character wherein the weight of the garment causes the gripping action of the jaws of the device whereby the garmentwill be firmly held in suspended position.

Another object is to provide a novel and improved device of this character wherein both hands of the operator may be used to hold the garment when inserting the same in the hanger thus obviating the use of either hand for manipulating the hanger.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the following description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawing.

In the drawing:

The figure is a perspective view of the hanger showing the aws in the position assumed when a garment is engaged and suspended thereon, the portion of the garment being shown in dotted lines.

Referring particularly to the accompanying drawing, the invention consists of three major parts, A, B, and C. The former of these parts is in the form of a flat metal plate having a central opening for the reception of a screw or nail by means of which the plate is secured to a wall, door, or other convenient point of support. The upper and lower ends of this plate are formed with the transversely extending semi-tubular crimps 10, the purpose of which will presently appear.

The member B is formed from a single length of suitable stifl' wire and includes the legs 11 having their ends turned inwardly toward each other and engaged within the lower semi-tubular crimp. The outer ends of these legs are turned downwardly at right angles to the legs and then laterally in opposite directions, as shown gle length of wire like that from which the member B is formed, and consists of the legs 15 having their inner ends turned in wardly toward each other and engaged in the upper crimp 10. The outer ends of the legs 15 are directed vertically downwardly in parallel relation to each other, at 16, and thence laterally in opposite directions, as at 17, these latter portions being connected by the downwardly and transversely arranged V-shaped portion 18. The legs 15 are disposed in the loop 14 so that as the V-shaped portion is lifted both of the members B and C will move upwardly in a pivotal manner in the semitubular portions 10 of the plate A, and the loop and legs slide with respect to each other. This results in the movement of the jaws, which include the outer downturned portions of the device, away from each other, leaving a space for the insertion of the band of a skirt or the bottoms of a pair of trousers. When the skirt or trousers are released their weight causes the movement of the jaws toward each other and the firm gripping of the band or bottom of the garment therebetween. Thus, the heavier the garment, the more tightly the jaws will engage with the garment. The jaws are so formed that several pairs of trousers or a number of skirts can be suspended together.

What is claimed is:

1. A garment hanger comprising a pair of gripping members mounted on a support for movement toward and away from each other, said members being slidably inter engaged and constructed and arranged to be moved toward and away from each other upon corresponding movement of either of the members.

2. A garment hanger comprising a pair of pivotally supported members having 00- operating gripping portions movable ltoward and away from each other, said supporting members being slidably interengaged for actuation to move the gripping portions toward and away from each other upon corresponding pivotal movement being imparted to either of the pivotally supported members.

3. A garment hanger comprising a, pair of gripping elements disposed in vertical parallel relation to each other, means on the gripping elements for pivotally attaching them to a support, and a loop on one of the gripping elements slidably engaging the 10 last-named means of the other gripping element for causing movement of the gripping In testimony whereof, aflix my signature 15 in the presence of two witnesses.

ROGER H. VARIOLE. Witnesses:

O. E. ANnRns'r, A. R. JOBER'r. 

